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British Artillery 1914-19: Heavy Artillery

By Dale Clarke , Brian Delf

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2005
ISBN
9781841767888, 1-84176-788-3
Open Library ID
OL8922700M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
48 MB (50151310 bytes)
Series
New Vanguard 105
Pages
50\50
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

World War I is often deemed to have been ‘a war of artillery’, and British heavy artillery played a vital part in destroying the German trenches and providing invaluable cover for advancing troops on the Western Front. This book details the huge guns of the Royal Garrison Artillery, including the 6-in. siege gun and howitzer, the 8-in. howitzer, the 12-in. railway and siege howitzer and the infamous 9.2-in breech-loading siege howitzer. Camouflage and enemy battery locations and transport are covered, as well as tactics used and how the guns were developed and manned.

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